ORGANIZATION: STRUCTURE ORGANIZATION: STRUCTURE AND CULTUREAND CULTUREDEFINING THE PROJECTDEFINING THE PROJECT

ORGANIZATION: STRUCTURE ORGANIZATION: STRUCTURE AND CULTUREAND CULTUREDEFINING THE PROJECTDEFINING THE PROJECT

Project ManagementMAF 61072

Project Management StructuresProject Management StructuresProject Management StructuresProject Management Structures

• Challenges to Organizing Projects–The uniqueness and short duration of projects relative

to ongoing longer-term organizational activities–The multidisciplinary and cross-functional nature of

projects creates authority and responsibility dilemmas.

• Choosing an Appropriate Project Management Structure–The best system balances

the needs of the project with the needs of the organization.

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• Organizing Projects: Functional organization

–Different segments of the project are delegated to respective functional units.

–Coordination is maintained through normal management channels.

–Used when the interest of one functional area dominates the project or one functional area has a dominant interest in the project’s success.

Functional OrganizationsFunctional OrganizationsFunctional OrganizationsFunctional Organizations

Functional Organization of ProjectsFunctional Organization of ProjectsFunctional Organization of ProjectsFunctional Organization of Projects

• Advantages

–No Structural Change

–Flexibility

–In-Depth Expertise

–Easy Post-Project Transition

• Disadvantages

–Lack of Focus

–Poor Integration

–Slow

–Lack of Ownership

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• Organizing Projects: Dedicated Teams

–Teams operate as separate units under the leadership of a full-time project manager.

–In a projectized organization where projects are the dominant form of business, functional departments are responsible for providing support for its teams.

Dedicated Project TeamDedicated Project TeamDedicated Project TeamDedicated Project Team

Project Organization: Dedicated TeamProject Organization: Dedicated TeamProject Organization: Dedicated TeamProject Organization: Dedicated Team

• Advantages

–Simple

–Fast

–Cohesive

–Cross-Functional Integration

• Disadvantages

–Expensive

–Internal conflict

–Difficult Post-Project Transition

Project Organizational StructureProject Organizational StructureProject Organizational StructureProject Organizational Structure

Project Management Structures (cont’d)Project Management Structures (cont’d)Project Management Structures (cont’d)Project Management Structures (cont’d)

• Organizing Projects: Matrix Structure–Hybrid organizational structure (matrix) is overlaid on

the normal functional structure.•Two chains of command (functional and project)•Project participants report simultaneously to both

functional and project managers.

–Matrix structure optimizes the use of resources.•Allows for participation on multiple projects while

performing normal functional duties.•Achieves a greater integration of expertise and project

requirements.

Matrix Organization StructureMatrix Organization StructureMatrix Organization StructureMatrix Organization Structure

Division of Project Manager and Functional Division of Project Manager and Functional Manager Responsibilities in a Matrix StructureManager Responsibilities in a Matrix StructureDivision of Project Manager and Functional Division of Project Manager and Functional

Manager Responsibilities in a Matrix StructureManager Responsibilities in a Matrix Structure

Project Manager Negotiated Issues Functional Manager

What has to be done? Who will do the task? How will it be done?

When should the task be done? Where will the task be done?

How much money is available to Why will the task be done? How will the project involvementdo the task? impact normal functional activities?

How well has the total project Is the task satisfactorily How well has the functional been done? completed? input been integrated?

Different Matrix FormsDifferent Matrix FormsDifferent Matrix FormsDifferent Matrix Forms

• Functional (also Weak or Lightweight) Form–Matrices in which the authority of the functional

manager predominates and the project manager has indirect authority.

• Balance (or Middleweight) Form–The traditional matrix form in which the project

manager sets the overall plan and the functional manager determines how work to be done.

• Strong (Heavyweight) Form–Resembles a project team in which the project

manager has broader control and functional departments act as subcontractors to the project.

Project Organization: Matrix FormProject Organization: Matrix FormProject Organization: Matrix FormProject Organization: Matrix Form

• Advantages

–Efficient

–Strong Project Focus

–Easier Post-Project Transition

–Flexible

• Disadvantages

–Infighting

–Stressful

–Slow

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Project Organization: Network FormProject Organization: Network FormProject Organization: Network FormProject Organization: Network Form

• Advantages

–Cost Reduction

–High Level of Expertise

–Flexible

• Disadvantages

–Coordination of Breakdowns

–Loss of Control

–Conflict

Rated Effectiveness of Different Project Rated Effectiveness of Different Project Structures by Type of ProjectStructures by Type of Project

Rated Effectiveness of Different Project Rated Effectiveness of Different Project Structures by Type of ProjectStructures by Type of Project

Choosing the Appropriate Project Choosing the Appropriate Project Management StructureManagement Structure

Choosing the Appropriate Project Choosing the Appropriate Project Management StructureManagement Structure

• Organization (Form) Considerations–How important is the project to the firm’s success?–What percentage of core work involves projects?–What level of resources (human and physical) are

available?

Choosing the Appropriate Project Choosing the Appropriate Project Management Structure (cont’d)Management Structure (cont’d)

Choosing the Appropriate Project Choosing the Appropriate Project Management Structure (cont’d)Management Structure (cont’d)

• Project Considerations–Size of project–Strategic importance–Novelty and need for innovation–Need for integration (number of departments involved)–Environmental complexity (number of external

interfaces)–Budget and time constraints–Stability of resource requirements

Organizational CultureOrganizational CultureOrganizational CultureOrganizational Culture

• Organizational Culture Defined

–A system of shared norms, beliefs, values, and assumptions which bind people together, thereby creating shared meanings.

–The “personality” of the organization that sets it apart from other organizations.

•Provides a sense of identify to its members.

•Clarifies and reinforces standards of behavior.

Key Dimensions Defining an Organization’s CultureKey Dimensions Defining an Organization’s CultureKey Dimensions Defining an Organization’s CultureKey Dimensions Defining an Organization’s Culture

Identifying Cultural CharacteristicsIdentifying Cultural CharacteristicsIdentifying Cultural CharacteristicsIdentifying Cultural Characteristics

• Study the physical characteristics of an organization.

• Read about the organization.

• Observe how people interact within the organization.

• Interpret stories and folklore surrounding the organization.

Organizational Culture Diagnosis WorksheetOrganizational Culture Diagnosis WorksheetOrganizational Culture Diagnosis WorksheetOrganizational Culture Diagnosis Worksheet

Implications of Organizational Culture Implications of Organizational Culture for Organizing Projectsfor Organizing Projects

Implications of Organizational Culture Implications of Organizational Culture for Organizing Projectsfor Organizing Projects

• Challenges for Project Managers in Navigating Organizational Cultures–Interacting with the culture and subcultures of the

parent organization–Interacting with the project’s clients or customer

organizations–Interacting with other organizations

connected to the project

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Cultural Dimensions of an Organization Supportive Cultural Dimensions of an Organization Supportive of Project Managementof Project Management

Mechanisms for Sustaining Organizational CultureMechanisms for Sustaining Organizational CultureMechanisms for Sustaining Organizational CultureMechanisms for Sustaining Organizational Culture

Defining the ProjectDefining the ProjectDefining the ProjectDefining the Project

Defining the ProjectDefining the ProjectDefining the ProjectDefining the Project

1: Defining the Project Scope

2: Establishing Project Priorities

3: Creating the Work Breakdown Structure

4: Integrating the WBS with the Organization

5: Coding the WBS for the Information System

Step 1: Defining the Project ScopeStep 1: Defining the Project ScopeStep 1: Defining the Project ScopeStep 1: Defining the Project Scope

• Project Scope–A definition of the end result or mission of the project

—a product or service for the client/customer—in specific, tangible, and measurable terms.

–Scope describes what you expect to deliver to your customer when the project is complete.

Purpose of the Scope StatementPurpose of the Scope StatementPurpose of the Scope StatementPurpose of the Scope Statement

–To clearly define the deliverable (s) for the end user.–To focus the project on successful completion of its

goals.–To be used by the project owner and participants as a

planning tool and for measuring project success.

Project Scope ChecklistProject Scope ChecklistProject Scope ChecklistProject Scope Checklist

1. Project objective

2. Deliverables

3. Milestones

4. Technical requirements

5. Limits and exclusions

6. Reviews with customer

Project objectiveProject objectiveProject objectiveProject objective

• Answers the questions of what, when, and how much

• A computer software company decides to develop a program that automatically translates verbal sentences in English to Sinhala.

• The project should be completed three years • At a cost not to exceed $1.5 million.

DeliverablesDeliverablesDeliverablesDeliverables

• The expected outputs over the life of the project.• Ex: deliverables in early design phase

list of specifications• 2nd phase software coding• 3rd phase test prototype• Final phase test and approved software

MilestonesMilestonesMilestonesMilestones

• Significant event in a project that occurs at a point in time

• Technical requirements• Ex: the ability of emergency systems to identify

the caller’s phone number and location of the phone

Limits and exclusionsLimits and exclusionsLimits and exclusionsLimits and exclusions

• Limit : system maintenance and repair will be done only up to one month after final inspection

• Exclusion : software will be installed, but no training given

Reviews with customerReviews with customerReviews with customerReviews with customer

• Understanding and agreement of expectations

Project Scope: Terms and DefinitionsProject Scope: Terms and Definitions

• Scope Statements–Also called statements of work (SOW)

• Project Creep–The tendency for the project scope to expand over

time due to changing requirements, specifications, and priorities.

Step 2: Establishing Project PrioritiesStep 2: Establishing Project PrioritiesStep 2: Establishing Project PrioritiesStep 2: Establishing Project Priorities

• Causes of Project Trade-offs–Shifts in the relative importance of criterions related to

cost, time, and performance parameters•Budget–Cost•Schedule–Time•Performance–Scope

• Managing the Priorities of Project Trade-offs–Constrain: a parameter is a fixed requirement.–Enhance: optimizing a parameter over others.–Accept: reducing (or not meeting) a parameter

requirement.

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Project Priority MatrixProject Priority MatrixProject Priority MatrixProject Priority Matrix

Step 3: Creating the Work Step 3: Creating the Work Breakdown StructureBreakdown Structure

Step 3: Creating the Work Step 3: Creating the Work Breakdown StructureBreakdown Structure

• Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

–An hierarchical outline (map) that identifies the products and work elements involved in a project.

–Defines the relationship of the final deliverable (the project) to its sub deliverables, and in turn, their relationships to work packages.

Hierarchical Hierarchical Breakdown of Breakdown of

the WBSthe WBS

Hierarchical Hierarchical Breakdown of Breakdown of

the WBSthe WBS

How WBS Helps the Project ManagerHow WBS Helps the Project ManagerHow WBS Helps the Project ManagerHow WBS Helps the Project Manager

• WBS–Facilitates evaluation of cost, time, and technical

performance of the organization on a project.–Provides management with information appropriate to

each organizational level.–Helps in the development of the organization

breakdown structure (OBS). which assigns project responsibilities to organizational units and individuals

–Helps manage plan, schedule, and budget.–Defines communication channels and assists in

coordinating the various project elements.

Work Breakdown StructureWork Breakdown StructureWork Breakdown StructureWork Breakdown Structure

Work PackagesWork PackagesWork PackagesWork Packages

• A work package is the lowest level of the WBS.–It is output-oriented in that it:

•Defines work (what).

•Identifies time to complete a work package (how long)

•Identifies a time-phased budget to complete a work package (cost)

•Identifies resources needed to complete a work package (how much)

•Identifies a single person responsible for units of work (who)

•Identifies monitoring points (milestones) for measuring success.

Step 4: Integrating the WBS Step 4: Integrating the WBS with the Organizationwith the Organization

Step 4: Integrating the WBS Step 4: Integrating the WBS with the Organizationwith the Organization

• Organizational Breakdown Structure (OBS)–Depicts how the firm is organized to discharge its work

responsibility for a project.

•Provides a framework to summarize organization work unit performance.

•Identifies organization units responsible for work packages.

•Ties the organizational units to cost control accounts.

Integration Integration of WBS of WBS

and OBSand OBS

Integration Integration of WBS of WBS

and OBSand OBS

Direct Labor Budget Sorted By WBSDirect Labor Budget Sorted By WBSDirect Labor Budget Sorted By WBSDirect Labor Budget Sorted By WBS

Direct Labor Budget Sorted by OBSDirect Labor Budget Sorted by OBSDirect Labor Budget Sorted by OBSDirect Labor Budget Sorted by OBS

Step 5: Coding the WBS Step 5: Coding the WBS for the Information Systemfor the Information SystemStep 5: Coding the WBS Step 5: Coding the WBS

for the Information Systemfor the Information System

• WBS Coding System–Defines:

•Levels and elements of the WBS•Organization elements•Work packages•Budget and cost information

–Allows reports to be consolidated at any level in the organization structure

WBS CodingWBS CodingWBS CodingWBS Coding

Work Package EstimatesWork Package EstimatesWork Package EstimatesWork Package Estimates

Project Roll-upProject Roll-upProject Roll-upProject Roll-up

• Cost Account

–The intersection of the WBS and the OBS that is a budgetary control point for work packages.

–Used to provide a roll-up (summation) of costs incurred over time by a work package across organization units and levels, and by deliverables.

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Direct Labor Budget Direct Labor Budget Rollup (000)Rollup (000)

Process Breakdown StructureProcess Breakdown StructureProcess Breakdown StructureProcess Breakdown Structure

• Process-Oriented Projects–Are driven by performance requirements in which the

final outcome is the product of a series of steps of phases in which one phase affects the next phase.

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–Defines deliverables as outputs required to move to the next phase .

–Checklists for managing PBS:

•Deliverables needed to exit one phase and begin the next.

•Quality checkpoints for complete and accurate deliverables.

•Sign-offs by responsible stakeholders to monitor progress.

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Responsibility MatricesResponsibility MatricesResponsibility MatricesResponsibility Matrices

• Responsibility Matrix (RM)–Also called a linear responsibility chart.–Summarizes the tasks to be accomplished and who is

responsible for what on the project.

•Lists project activities and participants.

•Clarifies critical interfaces between units and individuals that need coordination.

•Provide an means for all participants to view their responsibilities and agree on their assignments.

•Clarifies the extent or type of authority that can be exercised by each participant

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ReferencesReferencesReferencesReferences

•Clifford Gray, & Erik Larson (2007), 3rd edition, Project Management: The managerial Process. The McGraw-Hill Companies .Inc.